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After summarizing the opinions of a Boston manufacturer who claims that an acute stage in the labor shortage has been reached, you boldly arrived at the conclusion that "the limitations of immigration has been a boon to this country in every way, save apparently in this resulting scarcity of labor." The new immigration law has been in existence since 1921. And in so short a period of time you have been able to observe the remarkable improvement which you term "a boon to this country". Just how has this country benefited you failed to show. It is to be regretted...
Undoubtedly the limitation of immigration has been a boon to this country in every way, save apparently in this resulting scarcity of labor. But, on careful examination, this very shortage is indicative of some good. It indicates one of two things. Either, the number of laborers remaining the same, industry has improved, or, industry remaining the same; many of the former laborers have advanced themselves above the laboring classes; either of which should be beneficial to the country. Still more important than this; if there is a shortage of labor, then the unemployment period must...
...sweetly as if conferring some priceless boon) Put three pennies in the slot and turn the handle, please...
...last be realized. In that event football would come into its own: sport devotees would be privileged to witness a real blood and iron world's series, something a little new but something cleaner, more wholesome, and entirely untainted from professionalism or commercialization. It would be a fine boon to the sport world...
...listed in the pamphlet of courses. The undergraduate is chronically censured for his supposed lack of interest in the problems relating to national life. As a stock criticism of "things as they ought not to be" in the student example of higher education, it has been a constant boon to writers when all other subjects failed. However, while we do feel that a surprisingly strong case might be argued for the undergraduate, yet the lack of interest, and therefore of knowledge, concerning issues of the day is a great deal more common than it ought...